Digital BW, The Print

Nelson,
     Since you seem to be a serious person and are computer literate, my suggestion is to buy an Epson 2200. That printer is state of the art, can print up to 13X19 and uses archival pigment inks that have a life of 75 years or more. It produces color prints that are better than darkroom made prints. However, the downside is the black and white. Out of the box, the prints when correct in tungsten light appear very slightly green in daylight. And if correct in daylight, look very slightly magenta in tungsten. This is called metamerism. There are various cures for this problem. The best is some software called a RIP. It takes certain colors out of the printing mix to produce a virtually neutral print.. It is here that you need some computer knowledge. You can get a RIP free online from Roy Harrington and he will talk you through the installation. There also is a Yahoo group for the 2200 that is growing all the time. There are a lot of people there with a lot of knowledg
e. Many are people in the professional imaging world. Anyway, fi you want the best, get a 2200. Nothing that I am aware of can match the print longevity of it. Retail price of this printer is $699. By the way. It uses 7 inks to produce a fuller range of colors. The individual inks are available for $9.00 each. It will also print on almost anything from canvas to watercolor paper.

Regards,
Russ Martin


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